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Solution by DF Sozinando Student at the Vaal University of Technology

The homogeneous 18kg pulley is attached to the bar ABC with a pin at B. The mass of the bar is negligible. The cable running over the pulley carries a tension of 600N. determ ine the magm itudes of the support reactions A and C.

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Solution by DF Sozinando Student at the Vaal University of Technology

:= 40deg mB := 18kg M C = 0 RA := 1N Given

a := 96mm T := 600N

b := 240mm r := 120mm

RA cos( ) ( 2 b) + RA sin( ) ( a) - T ( r + b ) + T ( r) - mB g ( b ) = 0 RA := Find RA

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RA = 434.003 N

Fup = Fdown RCy := 1N Given RA cos( ) + RCy = T + mB g RCy := Find RCy

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RCy = 444.054 N

RCx := T + R A sin( ) RC := RCx + RCy

2 2

RC = 984.772 N